Mattis: ‘Storm clouds gathering’ over Korean Peninsula...

AP ^ | Dec. 22, 2017 | ROBERT BURNS

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My Dad was an airplane mechanic during Korea - he would say we should have let MacArthur loose to finish the job....

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Hey. My dad was in the air force. Whatever his job was led him to a career in aerospace. Maybe my dad and your dad knew each other. Wouldn't that be something.

Yea, I imagine the guys in Korea felt like they left a job undone. At least they held the line for South Korea.

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I spent a Winter at Osan - ice on the streets of “The Ville” (Songtan Si) was a foot thick for quite a while -icy ruts made traffic interesting..... Glad they issues parkas, mukluks and mittens....

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My Dad was also AF (I guess being an airplane mechanic might lead one there but it could have been different) - ended up becoming an electrician, then an electrical engineer.

Had a story about stealing aircraft fuel for their cars because it gave them a definite boost - got caught and the punishment was.......guarding the aircraft fuel.....spent last year in Cheyenne, Wyoming before getting out on hardship as I was born in Nov '52.